Suburbs Mordialloc

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Mordialloc VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Mordialloc, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Mordialloc VIC is 8,886 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Mordialloc is $982 per week ($51,064 per year). Median rent in Mordialloc is $400 per week ($1,733 per month). Mordialloc has a median age of 40 years, older than the national median of 38. Mordialloc has a population density of 2016.4 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Mordialloc is England. The most common religion is No Religion (48% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Greek. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Mordialloc is $2,167.

There were 736 recorded offences in Mordialloc in 2025-25, a rate of 83 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (253 offences).

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📍 Mordialloc, Victoria — 37.9983°S, 145.0951°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (18)

Mordialloc Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Mordialloc Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$982/wk
$51,064 per year
#1327 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$400/wk
$1,733 per month
#1854 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
40years
2 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,167/mo
Avg household size: 2.4 · 0.9 per bedroom

Mordialloc Demographics

Gender Split

Male 47.4% (4,218) Female 52.6% (4,673)

Population Density

2016.4
people per km²
8,886 people · 4.4 km²

Households

2.4
Avg household size
0.9
Persons per bedroom
$2,778
Family income/wk

Mordialloc Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Mordialloc Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
40.5% 969 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
59.5% 1,421 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Mordialloc Country of Birth

Australia
85.2%
England
7.9%
China
2.0%
India
1.8%
Greece
1.2%
Germany
0.8%
Egypt
0.4%
France
0.4%
Brazil
0.3%
Bosnia & Herzegovina
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Mordialloc Religion

No Religion
47.8%
Catholic
27.4%
Anglican
8.0%
Eastern Orthodox
5.8%
Not stated
5.2%
Uniting Church
2.2%
Christian (other)
1.9%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Mordialloc Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
76.7%
Year 10 or equivalent
10.4%
Year 11 or equivalent
9.6%
Year 9 or equivalent
3.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Mordialloc Languages Spoken at Home

Greek
23.4%
Other
18.7%
Mandarin
16.0%
Italian
12.9%
Russian
9.9%
German
7.8%
Spanish
5.7%
SAL Tot
5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Mordialloc Employment

💼
Employed full-time
44.5% 2,995 people
⏰
Employed part-time
22.0% 1,479 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.0% 199 people
🏠
Not in labour force
30.5% 2,051 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Mordialloc Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
38.6%
Certificate III/IV
22.4%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
19.8%
Postgraduate Degree
11.9%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
6.1%
Certificate I/II
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Mordialloc Occupation

Professionals
35.8%
Managers
19.8%
Clerical & Administrative
12.8%
Technicians & Trade Workers
12.0%
Community & Personal Service
9.3%
Sales Workers
5.7%
Labourers
2.9%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Mordialloc Field of Study

Management & Commerce
25.1%
Society & Culture
13.6%
Engineering
12.8%
Health
11.9%
Education
9.8%
Architecture & Building
7.1%
Creative Arts
6.1%
Information Technology
4.1%
Natural & Physical Sciences
4.0%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
3.8%
Agriculture & Environment
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Mordialloc Dwelling Types

Separate house
46.6%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
34.1%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
19.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Mordialloc Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.6%
$1-$149/wk
0.6%
$150-$299/wk
1.6%
$300-$399/wk
2.5%
$400-$499/wk
5.2%
$500-$649/wk
3.8%
$650-$799/wk
4.6%
$800-$999/wk
5.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
6.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.4%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.6%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.0%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
10.3%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
7.7%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
5.8%
$4,000+/wk
19.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Mordialloc Marital Status

💍
Married
44.9% 3,254
↔️
Separated
3.4% 247
📋
Divorced
10.2% 740
🕊️
Widowed
5.3% 382
👤
Never married
36.2% 2,625

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Mordialloc Ancestry

English
28.7%
Australian
22.6%
Irish
10.8%
Other
9.3%
Scottish
8.5%
Italian
5.2%
Greek
4.0%
Chinese
3.5%
German
3.1%
Indian
1.8%
Dutch
1.3%
Polish
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Mordialloc School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
28.8%
Secondary — Government
22.5%
Vocational Education
10.4%
Pre-school
10.0%
Primary — Catholic
9.7%
Secondary — Catholic
9.2%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
6.8%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Mordialloc Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
5.8% 997
✅
No need for assistance
94.2% 16,176

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Mordialloc Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
14.2% 997
—
Not a volunteer
85.8% 6,003

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Mordialloc Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
5.2%
$300-$449/mo
1.3%
$450-$599/mo
1.4%
$600-$799/mo
1.5%
$800-$999/mo
4.8%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
12.0%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
15.3%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
23.2%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
16.2%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
18.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Mordialloc How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
69.7%
Did not go to work
16.5%
Car (passenger)
4.3%
Train
3.6%
Walked only
2.4%
Bicycle
1.0%
Other
0.6%
Truck
0.5%
Bus
0.5%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.5%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Mordialloc Car Ownership

0 vehicles
7.3%
1 vehicle
40.6%
2 vehicles
38.4%
3 vehicles
9.6%
4+ vehicles
4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Mordialloc Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
7.6%
2 bedrooms
32.0%
3 bedrooms
35.7%
4 bedrooms
20.8%
5 bedrooms
3.3%
6+ bedrooms
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Mordialloc Population Mobility

13.4%
moved in the last year
42.0%
moved in the last 5 years
4.1%
unemployment rate (Census)
68.6%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Mordialloc Indigenous Population

0.7%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
119
Indigenous residents
17,128
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Mordialloc Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
807
Asthma
318
Arthritis
217
Heart disease
177
Diabetes
172
Cancer
126
Lung condition
116
Kidney disease
67
Stroke
59
Dementia
52

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Mordialloc Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
10.0%
$1-$149/wk
4.7%
$150-$299/wk
5.3%
$300-$399/wk
3.1%
$400-$499/wk
2.7%
$500-$649/wk
2.7%
$650-$799/wk
6.8%
$800-$999/wk
8.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.5%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.4%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.5%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.9%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
14.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.8%
$3,500+/wk
5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Mordialloc Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
46.3%
Couple — no children
23.1%
Couple — no children under 15
18.2%
One parent — no children under 15
6.7%
One parent — children under 15
5.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Mordialloc Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 8
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 8
🏅
Previously served
1.5% 105
👤
Never served
98.3% 6,823

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Mordialloc Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
13.6% 950
—
Did not provide
86.4% 6,037

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Mordialloc Children Ever Born

No children
38.0%
1 child
15.2%
2 children
30.8%
3 children
12.6%
4 children
2.8%
5+ children
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Mordialloc When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
27
1951–1960
110
1961–1970
231
1971–1980
217
1981–1990
287
1991–2000
311
2001–2010
561
2011–2015
382
2016
76
2017
64
2018
80
2019
80
2020
10
2021
12

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Mordialloc Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
23.5%
5–14 hours
33.0%
15–29 hours
12.7%
30+ hours
6.8%
Did not do domestic work
24.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Mordialloc Household Size

1 person
30.6%
2 persons
29.8%
3 persons
14.9%
4 persons
17.7%
5 persons
5.8%
6+ persons
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Mordialloc Where Residents Moved From

Same address
7,368
Moved from VIC
746
Moved — same area (SA2)
255
Moved from overseas
57
Moved from NSW
22
Moved from QLD
10

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Mordialloc Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
90.1%
Step family — no other children
7.1%
Blended family — no other children
2.6%
Intact family — other children present
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Mordialloc Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 736 total

Theft
253
Assault
126
Justice Procedures
102
Property Damage
81
Break & Enter
49
Drug Offences
49
Public Order
24
Fraud
23
Robbery
11
Weapons
9
Traffic
8
Other
1

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

Mordialloc Schools

18
schools nearby
11
government
1095
avg ICSEA score
12,442
total students
Mentone Grammar School Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 2,008 students
1144
ICSEA
Parkdale Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 631 students
1133
ICSEA
St Patrick's School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 460 students
1116
ICSEA
Mentone Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 299 students
1112
ICSEA
St Louis de Montfort's School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 594 students
1107
ICSEA
Parktone Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 411 students
1101
ICSEA
Aspendale Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 477 students
1100
ICSEA
Mentone Park Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 186 students
1099
ICSEA
St John Vianney's School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 164 students
1099
ICSEA
St Bede's College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,882 students
1097
ICSEA
Mordialloc Beach Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 249 students
1095
ICSEA
Aspendale Gardens Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 592 students
1095
ICSEA
St Brigid's School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 169 students
1091
ICSEA
Kilbreda College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 928 students
1082
ICSEA
Kingswood Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 567 students
1079
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 18 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Mordialloc Rent Prices & Affordability

20%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,037/wk
Median Rent $400/wk
Rent-to-Income 19.6%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Mordialloc

≈ $8,827/month
Median rent $400/wk
Left after rent $1,637/wk
Rent share 19.6%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

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Income: $885/wk Rent: $225/wk Save: $175/wk
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Income: $845/wk Rent: $270/wk Save: $130/wk
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Income: $791/wk Rent: $274/wk Save: $126/wk
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Income: $805/wk Rent: $290/wk Save: $110/wk
Quarry Hill
Income: $863/wk Rent: $298/wk Save: $102/wk
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Income: $842/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $100/wk
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Income: $823/wk Rent: $310/wk Save: $90/wk
East Geelong
Income: $943/wk Rent: $350/wk Save: $50/wk

Mordialloc vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in VIC

California Gully
Pop: 4,476 Income: $588/wk Rent: $251/wk
Brown Hill (Vic.)
Pop: 4,489 Income: $875/wk Rent: $290/wk
The Basin (Vic.)
Pop: 4,497 Income: $814/wk Rent: $365/wk
Broadford
Pop: 4,592 Income: $712/wk Rent: $314/wk
Numurkah
Pop: 4,604 Income: $613/wk Rent: $210/wk
Beveridge
Pop: 4,642 Income: $978/wk Rent: $400/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Mordialloc

What is the population of Mordialloc VIC?

The population of Mordialloc VIC is 8,886 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2016.4 people per km².Mordialloc is ranked #779 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Mordialloc?

The median personal income in Mordialloc VIC is $982 per week, or $51,064 per year.The median household income is $2,037 per week.Family income is $2,778 per week.Mordialloc is ranked #1,327 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Mordialloc?

Median rent in Mordialloc VIC is $400 per week ($1,733 per month).Rent represents 19.6% of household income, which is considered affordable.Mordialloc ranks #1,854 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Mordialloc?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Mordialloc VIC is $2,167. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Mordialloc?

The median age in Mordialloc VIC is 40 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Mordialloc a good suburb to live in?

Mordialloc is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 8,886.The median income is $982/wk, which is above the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (19.6% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 21760. All dollar figures in AUD.